HYBRID TRAINING Immersive training.

TRAINER-LED TRAINING • OWNER TRANSFER • REAL-WORLD PROOFING

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING with Private coaching SESSIONS
REAL-WORLD REPETITION & PROOFING
OWNER TRANSFER & SUPPORT
START WITH A FREE EVALUATION
Hybrid dog training with The Canine Nexus in Western North Carolina
HYBRID TRAINING

Professional Training. Without Full Immersion.

More professional training for your dog. Direct transfer back to you. A practical middle ground between private lessons and residential training.

Hybrid programs combine focused trainer-led training with private owner transfer sessions. Trainer-led outings are typically 2–4 hours and can include hikes, structured socialization with other dogs when appropriate, hands-on training, environmental exposure, public practice, and real-world proofing. You also receive private owner coaching so you can confidently carry the training into everyday life.

The result is more training momentum without removing you from the process. Skills are developed professionally, challenged in realistic environments, and then transferred directly to you so the finished system works where it matters most.

Want more trainer involvement without choosing full residential training? Schedule a Free Evaluation →

We Train. You Learn. The Work Transfers Home.

Hybrid training is built around professional repetition and clear owner transfer.

HYBRID TRAINING CAN INCLUDE
Individualized trainer-led sessions
Private owner transfer sessions
Trainer-led outings typically 2–4 hours
Hikes, public outings, and environmental proofing
Hands-on training and reliable obedience
Off-leash development *
Structured dog socialization when appropriate
Owner handling and long-term maintenance

Program placement is based on your dog’s training foundation, behavior, developmental stage, lifestyle, goals, and demonstrated readiness.

WHY HYBRID TRAINING

More Professional Repetition. More Confidence In The Finished Work.

Hybrid training gives your dog more opportunities to practice with a professional while preserving the owner coaching needed for results to transfer into real life.

01

Build Momentum Faster

Consistent trainer-led repetition helps build fluency, clarity, and reliability across core skills. Structured practice allows behaviors to be strengthened progressively .

02

Train In The Real World

Skills are developed, generalized, and proofed across changing environments, distractions, movement, people, dogs, and everyday situations so behavior becomes more reliable beyond the training setting.

03

Transfer The System To You

Private transfer sessions teach you the handling, timing, communication, reinforcement, criteria, and maintenance strategies used during training so you can continue skill building, reproduce the system, and maintain reliability long term.

HYBRID TRAINING PROGRAMS

Hybrid Training Programs Built Around The Level Of Support You Need.

Programs from $1,195 • Trainer-Led Development + Private Owner Coaching

Move from everyday reliability into off-leash development, advanced proofing, or higher-support behavior work. Each program combines professional repetition with direct owner transfer so the training continues to function beyond the session.

01 START HERE
ADULT HYBRID ENTRY PROGRAM

Everyday Reliability Hybrid

3 TRAINER-LED OUTINGS + 5 PRIVATE OWNER COACHING

A structured introduction to Hybrid Training for adult dogs needing stronger everyday manners, leash skills, engagement, handler responsiveness, environmental confidence, and practical reliability.

TRAINER-LED OUTINGS TYPICALLY 2–4 HOURS • EQUIPMENT INCLUDED WHEN APPROPRIATE • UP TO $100 VALUE
Trainer support between sessions
Training logs & progress notes
Text support for training questions
Ongoing guidance as training progresses
PROGRAM $1,195
8 TOTAL TRAINING SESSIONS
1 FREE POST-PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP INCLUDED
START WITH AN EVALUATION →
02 PUPPY
PUPPY DEVELOPMENT • 5–10 MONTHS

Puppy Head Start

5 TRAINER-LED OUTINGS + 5 PRIVATE OWNER COACHING

Early structured development for puppies entering adolescence, combining professional repetition with owner coaching for manners, engagement, leash skills, confidence, social development, environmental exposure, and real-world foundations.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED WHEN APPROPRIATE • UP TO $100 VALUE
Trainer support between sessions
Training logs & progress notes
Text support for training questions
Ongoing guidance as training progresses
PROGRAM $1,295
10 TOTAL TRAINING SESSIONS
1 FREE POST-PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP INCLUDED
START WITH AN EVALUATION →
03 ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT • 7–16 MONTHS

Adolescent Development Hybrid

6 TRAINER-LED OUTINGS + 4 PRIVATE OWNER COACHING

Structured development for adolescent dogs moving through changing developmental and fear stages. The program combines professional real-world outings with private owner coaching to build fulfillment, confidence, social development, engagement, impulse control, everyday reliability, and practical skills that carry into adult life.

FULFILLMENT • STRUCTURED SOCIAL OUTINGS • ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE • HEALTHY OUTLETS • PROFESSIONAL TRAINING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED WHEN APPROPRIATE • UP TO $150 VALUE
Trainer support between sessions
Training logs & progress notes
Text support for training questions
Ongoing guidance as training progresses
PROGRAM $1,495
10 TOTAL TRAINING SESSIONS
1 FREE POST-PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP INCLUDED
START WITH AN EVALUATION →
04 OFF-LEASH
STARTED OBEDIENCE • FOCUSED OFF-LEASH GOALS

Off-Leash Development Hybrid

6 TRAINER-LED + 3 PRIVATE OWNER COACHING

Designed for dogs with started obedience and focused off-leash goals. Trainer-led development is combined with private owner coaching to strengthen recall, distance communication, handler responsiveness, distraction reliability, and practical real-world freedom.

PROFESSIONAL OFF-LEASH TRAINING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED WHEN APPROPRIATE • UP TO $300 VALUE
Trainer support between sessions
Training logs & progress notes
Text support for training questions
Ongoing guidance as training progresses
PROGRAM $1,495
9 TOTAL TRAINING SESSIONS
1 FREE POST-PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP INCLUDED
START WITH AN EVALUATION →
05 ADVANCED
ADVANCED OFF-LEASH RELIABILITY

Off-Leash Reliability Hybrid

8 TRAINER-LED + 4 PRIVATE OWNER COACHING

Advanced trainer-led development for recall, distance work, public proofing, off-leash reliability, environmental practice, and direct owner transfer.

PROFESSIONAL OFF-LEASH TRAINING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED WHEN APPROPRIATE • UP TO $300 VALUE
Trainer support between sessions
Training logs & progress notes
Text support for training questions
Ongoing guidance as training progresses
PROGRAM $1,995
12 TOTAL TRAINING SESSIONS
1 FREE POST-PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP INCLUDED
START WITH AN EVALUATION →
06 BEHAVIOR
HIGHER-SUPPORT BEHAVIOR WORK

Behavior Modification Hybrid

8 TRAINER-LED + 4 PRIVATE OWNER COACHING

Higher-support trainer-led behavior work combined with private coaching for dogs requiring more professional repetition, controlled exposure, environmental work, and direct owner transfer.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED WHEN APPROPRIATE • UP TO $300 VALUE
Trainer support between sessions
Training logs & progress notes
Text support for training questions
Ongoing guidance as training progresses
PROGRAM $2,395
12 TOTAL TRAINING SESSIONS
1 FREE POST-PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP INCLUDED
START WITH AN EVALUATION →
PREFER A FLEXIBLE MONTHLY OPTION?

Flexible Monthly Hybrid Training

MONTH-TO-MONTH TRAINING

Flexible Monthly Hybrid Training

Ongoing professional training designed for clients who want flexible monthly support without enrolling in a fixed package. Choose the format that best fits your dog's needs, your learning style, and the amount of owner coaching you want each month.

CHOOSE THE MONTHLY STRUCTURE THAT FITS YOUR GOALS
OPTION A 3 Trainer-Led Outings + 1 Private Coaching Session
OPTION B 2 Trainer-Led Outings + 2 Private Coaching Sessions
TRAINER-LED DEVELOPMENT • REAL-WORLD PROOFING • PRIVATE OWNER COACHING
Trainer support between sessions
Training logs & progress notes
Text support for training questions
Ongoing guidance as training progresses
Training equipment purchased separately • Post-program follow-up not included •
BILLED MONTHLY $595 / MONTH ASK ABOUT MONTHLY HYBRID
ALREADY COMPLETED TRAINING WITH US?

Keep The Work Strong.

Approved graduates can continue with a preferred client rate for ongoing trainer-led maintenance, fulfillment, exposure, and real-world proofing.

COMPLETED PROGRAM CONTINUATION

Ongoing Reliability Training

Continued trainer-led practice for approved clients who have completed a qualifying training program. Designed to maintain established skills, continue real-world proofing, provide structured outings, and keep your dog’s training strong over time.

4 TRAINER-LED OUTINGS EACH MONTH
MAINTENANCE • REAL-WORLD PROOFING • ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE • CONTINUED RELIABILITY
Available only to approved clients after completion of a qualifying training program.
CLIENT CONTINUATION RATE $395 / MONTH ASK ABOUT ONGOING TRAINING
HOW HYBRID TRAINING WORKS

We Build The Work. You Learn To Own It.

01
Start With Your Evaluation

We identify your dog’s current behavior, training foundation, lifestyle, and the results you want to build.

02
Trainer-Led Development

Your dog receives focused professional training, repetition, environmental exposure, and progressive real-world practice.

03
Private Owner Transfer

You learn the communication, handling, timing, equipment, and maintenance needed to use the training yourself.

04
Carry It Into Everyday Life

The goal is training you can actually use at home, in public, outdoors, and wherever life takes you and your dog.